Villa Ridge is a very small town located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 2,601 people and two associated neighborhoods, Villa Ridge is the 232nd largest community in Missouri.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 19.19% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Villa Ridge has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Villa Ridge a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Villa Ridge, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.42 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Villa Ridge doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Villa Ridge rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.91% of adults 25 and older in Villa Ridge have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Villa Ridge in 2022 was $30,236, which is upper middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,944 for a family of four. However, Villa Ridge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Villa Ridge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Villa Ridge residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Villa Ridge include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Villa Ridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.